The Christmas Snow Globe

'This lovely story sparkles with the magic of Christmas and children’s imaginations and celebrates family togetherness. The charming illustrations, created in a limited palette with graphite pencil and colored pencil, are as soft, gentle, and lush as newly fallen snow... Keep this one prominently displayed every Christmas season.' -- Kirkus Reviews 'A holiday turns fantastical when a snow globe seems to summon the white Christmas a child’s been hoping for... Soft graphite shading and red colored pencil accents against cream backgrounds help generate a nostalgic vibe.' -- Publishers Weekly 'This is an enjoyable book for young readers, who can relate to the characters' disappointment, amazement, and happiness, and all readers, who get to see inside a child's vivid imagination. The images are soft and delightful to look at ... Purchase for library holiday collections.' -- School Library Journal 'The artwork is the star... Illustrations are filled with snow, soft with reddish Christmas color and an old-timey atmosphere.' -- Youth Services Book Review 'With its muted palette of greys and bursts of red, this is a perfect book for the festive season.' -- Outside In World 'Sibylle Delacroix crafts a cosy tale that captures the wonder of a child’s imagination. This is a perfect read for anyone dreaming of a white Christmas.' -- Preneur World Magazine 'I love the light and shadow in the atmospheric pencil drawings. This is an enchanted night-time world.' -- JUNO Magazine 'A wonderful addition to the Christmas canon, with a lovely cozy feel and the reminder that imagination can be just as fun and powerful as the real thing.' -- Doreen Sheridan, The Frumious Consortium 'A lovely story about the magic of Christmas and the power of children’s imaginations.' -- All Done Monkey 'This cozy Holiday picture book about the power of imagination is set to be a new Christmas classic.' -- ABlueBoxFullOfBooks (Instagram) 'This beautifully illustrated story, depicted in muted tones with touches of Christmassy red, really captures the wonder of childhood Christmases.' -- Storybook_Mamma (Instagram) 'A literary Christmas tree with five stars on top.' -- story.book.lady (Instagram) 'A charming picture book about festive excitement... Beautifully illustrated in a distinctive style, this would make a wonderful gift for Christmas.' -- katys_book_shelf (Instagram) 'Pure winter magic. One of the sweetest new picture books of the season!' -- BookBloom (Instagram) 'A sweet Christmas read... The limited color palette used to create the illustrations makes this book feel timeless.' -- KidsReadTheWorld (Instagram)

Sibylle Delacroix is a Belgian illustrator and graphic designer. She graduated from the ERG Saint-Luc School of Graphic Research in Brussels and has illustrated many books for children. Sibylle enjoys working with a wide range of mediums and techniques, from pencils and felt tips to acrylics or digital methods. She lives in France.